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As the MENA region continues to be the epicenter of news headlines, the Atlantic Council’s MENASource is a hub for thought-provoking and hard-hitting analyses about the latest trends, ideas, and debates. This online publication provides fast reactions and in-depth commentary on breaking news and key regional topics by a diverse team of experts and contributors.

MENASource brings you up-close to a region at the epicenter of geo-political headlines. It is the Atlantic Council’s hub for in-depth commentary about breaking news, key topics, and trends from our team of experts on the Middle East and North Africa.

The views expressed in MENASource are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Atlantic Council, its staff, or its supporters.

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EconSource: Tunisian Government, Labor Union Sign Deal on Public Worker Wage Hike

MENASource
Mar 26, 2026

As Iran attacks, the US should provide air defense for Iraqi Kurdistan

Washington faces a choice: Continue to defer to Baghdad’s procedural objections while Iran conducts unimpeded strikes on Kurdish territory or acknowledge the strategic reality and take decisive action.

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EconSource: Tunisian Government, Labor Union Sign Deal on Public Worker Wage Hike

MENASource
Mar 17, 2026

A crisis in Egypt could be a warning sign for the global economy 

By
Khalid Azim

Market watchers should keep an eye on Egypt as an oil shock could cause financial turmoil.

Economy & Business
International Financial Institutions

EconSource: Tunisian Government, Labor Union Sign Deal on Public Worker Wage Hike

MENASource
Mar 11, 2026

Three lessons from Libya for the war in Iran

By
Frank Talbot

Any outside power using force to attain a political outcome must define the end state it seeks, align coalition partners around a shared strategy, and establish credible escalation controls.

Conflict
Iran

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Sep 22, 2015

EconSource: Tunisian Government, Labor Union Sign Deal on Public Worker Wage Hike

By EconSource

Tunisia’s government and the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) signed an agreement on Tuesday to increase the wages of 800,000 public sector workers for the second time this year after weeks of negotiations.

MENASource

Sep 21, 2015

Top News: US to Accept 85,000 Refugees in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017

By MENASource

Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.

MENASource

Sep 21, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Swears in New Government, Keeps Ministers in Key Posts

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a new government Saturday, introducing sixteen new ministers, and merging several ministries.

MENASource

Sep 21, 2015

EconSource: Fitch Affirms Turkey’s Investment Grade Rating, Outlook Stable

By EconSource

Turkey retained its investment grade ranking at Fitch Ratings with a stable outlook as the ratings company said the country’s government balance sheet remains “strong” amid a deteriorating political environment.

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Iraq’s Abadi Caught between Global Powers and Domestic Politics

By Ramzy Mardini

After the White House succeeded in getting Bulgaria to close its airspace to Russian overflights last week, Moscow continues to buttress Syria’s embattled regime though Iranian and Iraqi airspace, despite US requests made as recently as September 5 for the Iraqis to assist in the effort to deny the Russians a supply line to Syria.

Iraq Syria

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Top News: UN Says Libya Lawmakers to Rejoin the House of Representatives

By MENASource

The United Nations said on Friday that Libyan lawmakers had agreed to reunify the country’s House of Representatives (HOR) in a step towards a final agreement, which aims to form a Government of National Accord.

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Cabinet Expected to be Sworn in by Saturday

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s newly appointed cabinet is expected to be sworn in and replace the government of outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab next Saturday, state-run Al-Ahram reported.

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Egypt Downplays Reopening of Israeli Embassy

By Khaled Dawoud

All announcements on the official reopening of the Israeli embassy in Cairo last week came from Israel, while Egyptian officials were either silent or appeared to downplay the event. Egypt’s stance was likely an effort to avoid a backlash from the generally anti-Israeli public opinion. The announcement, nonetheless, was criticized by staunch opponents of President […]

North Africa

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

EconSource: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia Sign Contracts Worth $300 Million for New Oil Pipeline

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed contracts worth around $300 million to lay a new 350,000 barrel per day (bpd) oil pipeline between the two countries, Bahrain’s Energy Minister Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza said on Thursday.

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Countering Extremism Through Proper Introductions

By Richard LeBaron and Jordan Lesser-Roy

Since 2002, over 8,000 Muslim teenagers have come to the United States through the State Department’s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program, which allows the students to spend a year attending an American high school while living with an American family.

Middle East
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